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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday shared the first observations from the ChaSTE payload that is onboard Vikram Lander...
ChaSTE (Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment) measures the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole, to understand the thermal behaviour of the moon's surface...
The space agency shared a graph illustrating the temperature variations of the lunar surface/near-surface at various depths, as recorded during the probe's penetration...
ChaSTE has a temperature probe equipped with a controlled penetration mechanism capable of reaching a depth of 10 cm beneath the surface..
Earlier, ISRO chief S Somnath on Saturday had said that most of the scientific mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are going to be met now and the team at ISRO is looking excitedly for the next 13-14 days...
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